This August issue of Gardeners’ World Magazine includes the eighth part of my series ‘Growing the Good Life’.
The veg plot is offering more food than we can eat a the moment and we need to plan our preserving schedule to ensure that we enjoy as much of it as possible. Regular watering is so important this month, especially if we go away on holiday…
Some may go on holiday for adventure, some may go for a rest, but when running your own business, managing livestock, keeping bees and are responsible for three growing spaces – it takes a good fortnight to prepare everything for your absence and then another couple of weeks to get things back on track after your return.
Read how we prepare for summer at Hen Corner on The Chiswick Calendar website.
This July issue of Gardeners’ World Magazine includes the seventh part of my series ‘Growing the Good Life’.
With summer reaching its peak, there’s a glut of crops on the allotment, so we’re busy storing fruit and veg and, as always, planning ahead!
Our column in this issue of Out & About Magazine shares the successes of our new greenhouse and promotes the Summer Market at Syon Great Conservatory, on Sunday 29th June, where we will be bringing a selection of chickens…
Read all about it in Out & About Magazine
Our latest post on The Chiswick Calendar – Sara Ward on Living the Good Life:
The allotment appreciates the recent rain, we’ve beans, potatoes and strawberries galore!
With all the local festivals and picnic opportunities, try our recipe for Roasted Vegetable Tart…
This June issue of Gardeners’ World Magazine includes the sixth part of my series ‘Growing the Good Life’.
What a delight that this dropped through my letterbox on World Bee Day! This piece gives an insight into my role as a beekeeper and celebrates seasonal treats such as our strawberry beds on the allotment.
The bees are swarming early this year, says Sara Ward, who as well as growing all sorts of fruit and veg and keeping chickens at Hen Corner in Brentford, keeps bees. The bees are not alone in getting ahead of themselves because of the unusually hot spring we’ve had…
This May issue of Gardeners’ World Magazine includes the fifth part of my series ‘Growing the Good Life’.
We are harvesting our broad beans, collecting elderflowers to make cordial, thinning out lettuces and share our delicious recipe for broad bean hummus.
Easter is definitely the time to celebrate new life, be that first early potatoes, planted last month, needing to be earthed up already to cover their dark green foliage, spotting frog spawn in the pond or lifting a broody hen off a clutch of eggs that will never hatch as we don’t keep roosters here.
This April issue of Gardeners’ World Magazine includes the fourth part of my series ‘Growing the Good Life’.
We are busy sowing seeds, protecting fruit trees and enjoying early blossom. We are earthing up potatoes and starting regular inspections of the beehives.
When we ‘grow our own’ we save money, reduce our carbon footprint and enjoy both the time outside and the fruits of our labour.